Thousands of pro-marijuana Bostonians attended the 22nd annual Freedom Rally, commonly known as “Hempfest,” on the Boston Common Saturday afternoon to listen to live music and protest for federal legalization of marijuana. Since cannabis was decriminalized in Massachusetts in 2008, making it illegal to arrest anyone carrying up to one ounce of marijuana, Hempfest has [...]

I don’t use cannabis. I did during college, but it has been over 20 years since my last toke and I have no plans to return. I have familial and contractual obligations that make breaking the law with cannabis out of the question for me. That being said, I understand that cannabis is a permanent [...]

The Seattle Times reports today on a scourge plaguing the pristine forests of Washington: Mexican drug cartels are cultivating vast marijuana plantations in remote areas of the state’s largest Indian reservations.  Reporter Amy Harris interviewed DEA agents, members of the State Patrol’s Narcotics Division, federal prosecutors, and various other law-enforcement officials, all of whom pontificated [...]

Obama Administration Heightens Tensions Over Medical Marijuana It was great to see my dear comrade Ed Rosenthal with Larry Gabriel in last week’s Higher Ground.  One of the greatest developments in American jurisprudence, in my experience, was when the San Francisco jury that was instructed to convict Ed for growing marijuana found out after the [...]